A Palm Coast teen won the Wimbledon boys’ singles championship over the weekend.
Reilly Opelka became the 11th American player to win the Wimbledon Juniors Championship on Sunday.
The 17-year-old from Palm Coast beat Swedish player Mikael Ymer to win his first-ever junior grand-slam title. At 6 foot 10 inches, he’s also being called the tallest player to ever win at Wimbledon.
Deborah Stanfield of the Palm Coast Tennis Center says Opelka’s success has grabbed the attention of the local tennis community.
Stanfield said, “I don’t think there’s probably a tennis player that doesn’t know his name.”
She says his success will bring more attention to other junior players from the area.
Opelka is turning 18 this year which means he’ll start to play at the professional level soon. The city of Palm Coast is celebrating his Wimbledon win with a banner it’s inviting the public to sign.
Photo credit: “Reilly Opelka (USA)” by robbiesaurus is used under CC BY-SA 2.0.
